Population
3'974↑0.1%
About Hittnau
City · Zürich
Hittnau is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
3'974
Tax multiplier
113%
Hittnau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.113%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 57'800↑1.9%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 65'100↑0.9%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.39%↓23.5%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Forest37%
- Settlement13%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.4%↑3.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 22/ m²
+20% vs CH
Dwellings
1'795↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
644↑2.7%
95%
Housing market in Hittnau
The rental vacancy rate is 0.39%, 19% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 113%, 3% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'300, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Hittnau has 3'974 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
